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A puppy has been stolen in an Essex burglary. The owner of Pickle, a nine-week-old Maltese terrier, is puzzled as to why the burglars took the pooch from their West Horndon village home on Monday (January 25).

DNA samples are being used to track down London dog owners who do not clear up their animal's poo. The three-month trial scheme will see park rangers and Barking and Dagenham Council officers collect dog mess around the borough.

Black-and-white cats could help scientists unearth the reasons why people are born with holes in their heart. Experts at Edinburgh and Bath Universities have discovered that cats' piebald colour is decided before they are even born.